Have you ever felt stuck?  Like there’s something more, but you don’t know what it is? You might feel tongue-tied, indecisive and paralyzed. When something stops working, we are pulled in two different directions: one is to hold onto and fix the broken and familiar, the other is to make a fresh start.

We’ve all been there one time or another.

Often this feeling of paralysis is spurred by a natural life transition (like graduation, marriage, a new baby or a new job), an unanticipated change (the sudden loss of a loved one, a divorce, a job loss or move), or simply an inner drive for self-fulfillment and a need to shake things up.

Does your organized home office look more like a corporate cubicle than an energizing environment where you track your household information?  It is easy for an organized space to feel sterile when it isn’t created around your vibrant personality.  When you get organized from the inside out, your space should be a reflection of who you are and a catalyst for your creativity. 

On my recent trip to Australia I met a lot of really cool people. One on which I’d like to highlight today: Megan Castran, a jewelry designer from Melbourne with a sparkly personality! I got the chance to visit Megan in her studio and home. Though Megan thought of herself as disorganized, I discovered some phenomenal systems that lie in Megan’s space!

Her beads….

Most people regard piles of paper, an overstuffed closet and boxes in the attic as nothing more than your regular old run-of-the-mill junk. If these items inhabit your space, it’s merely more evidence that you are indeed a packrat – a hopeless, helpless collector of stuff. But if you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a clutter crusade, you know how hurtful (and intimidating) it can feel when people pressure you to trash it all.   

Everyone has time management challenges, and they can vary based on occupation and individual working styles. We know how committed our Armed Forces are to be serving our country, but few of us realize what daily life is really like on duty. I recently had an opportunity to hear from a woman in the military, who was kind enough to share the time management challenges she experiences while serving in Iraq.*